000 FZNT32 KNHC 162111 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 511 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Fred near 29.9N 85.3W 995 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NNE at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Fred will move inland to 31.5N 85.1W Tue morning, and continue well inland on Tue afternoon with winds and waves diminishing over the Gulf. Tropical Depression Grace is expected to strengthen to a tropical storm and reach the Yucatan Channel Thu morning, move to near the N coast of Yucatan Thu afternoon, and become a hurricane over the W Gulf by Fri. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...SE winds 50 to 60 kt, becoming E 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 35 to 45 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.